My BRITISH STAMPS
1958

SG 567 to SG 569
Sixth British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Cardiff

18th Jul 1958. SG567 (3d) was designed by R. Stone, SG568 (6d) was designed by W.H. Brown and SG569 (1s.3d) was designed by P. Keely. There was also a first day issue.

SG 567
3d
Deep lilac
Welsh Dragon.

SG 568
6d
Reddish purple
Flag and Emblem.

SG 569
1s3d
Green
Welsh Dragon.

SG 570 to SG 586
Wilding Definitives

Issued 1958 to 1965. This series of stamps was created by several designers from a portrait by Dorothy Wilding, hence the reference "Wilding definitives". These stamps have a Multiple Crowns Watermark. There is also a First Day Cover and Presentation Pack

Enid Marx designed the ½d through to the 2d stamps. M. Farrar-Bell designed the 2½d through to the 4d, G. Knipe designed the 5d through to the 7d, Mary Adshead designed the 8d through to the 11d and E. Dulac designed the 1s through to the 1s.6d.

SG 570
½d
Orange red.
Issued: 25 Nov 1958

SG 571
1d
Ultramarine.
Issued: 24 Mar 1959

SG 572
1½d
Green.
Issued: Dec 1958

SG 573
2d
Light red brown.
Issued: 4 Dec 1958

SG 574
2½d
Carmine red.
Issued: Nov 1958

SG 575
3d
Deep lilac.
Issued: Nov 1958

SG 576
4d
Ultramarine.
Issued: 29 Oct 1958

SG 577
4½d
Chestnut.
Issued: 9 Feb 1959

SG 578
5d
Brown.
Issued: 10 Nov 1958

SG 579
6d
Deep claret.
Issued: 23 Dec 1958

SG 580
7d
Bright Green.
Issued: 26 Nov 1958

SG 581
8d
Magenta.
Issued: 24 Feb 1960

SG 582
9d
Bronze-Green.
Issued: 24 Mar 1959

SG 583
10d
Prussian Blue.
Issued: 18 Nov 1958

SG 584
1s
Bistre brown.
Issued: 30 Oct 1958

SG 585
1s.3d, Green.
Issued: 17 Jun 1959

SG 586
1s.6d
Grey blue.
Issued: 16 Dec 1958

SG 587 to SG 594
Wilding Definitives
(Graphite Lined Issue0

Issued: 24th Nov 1958 to 1961. GRAPHITE-LINED ISSUES. The graphite lines were printed in black on the reverse of the stamps beneath the gum and there were two lines per stamp except for the 2d (SG590).